2. Jackie Robinson
• He was born in Cairo, Georgia
• He was born in 1919
• His parents separated when he
was 1 years old and he moved to
Pasadena, CA
3. Jackie Robinson – The Early Years
• He was really good at
sports
• He was on the
basketball, football,
baseball and track
teams
• Jackie went to UCLA
College
• He was also an officer
in the US Army during
WWII
4. Jackie Robinson – Adult Life/Career
• After the Army Jackie
played in the Negro
American League for
the Kansas City
Monarchs
• Jackie joined the
Brooklyn Dodgers in
1945
5. Jackie Robinson – Accomplishments
• Robinson was the first African
American to sign a contract with
a major league baseball team
• He hit his first home run when
he played for the minor league
team the Montreal Royals
• He won the World Series in 1955
• He was the first African
American baseball player to be
elected in the Baseball Hall of
Fame
6. Jackie Robinson – Impact on the World
• He was the first African
American to play in
MLB
• He helped end
segregation
• He helped poor people
after he retired
• His wife started the
Jackie Robinson
Foundation
7. Jackie Robinson – End of Life
• Jackie died in
1972
• Every season the
MLB celebrates
his legacy and
players wear #42
